Fertilized grain and process of making same.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT C.".BUCKLEY, OF PEQRIA, ILLINOIS.

FEBTILIZED GRAIN AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT C. BUGKLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilized Grain andProcesses of Making Same; and I do hereby declare the followin to be afull, clear, and exact description 0 the invention, such as will enableothers sln'lled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The object of this invention is to fertilize grain before planting thesame in the ground. This fertilization of the grain is produced by thefollowing process: In the preparation of the carrying out of thisprocess it is necessary that three separate receptacles be provided andin one rece tacle a solution of salt eter is put. T e second receptacleis provided with the desirable amount of pitch tar and the same isheated until in a viscous state, while the third receptacle contains thedesired amount of lime. After these materials have been provided and intheir proper conditions the seed which is to be planted, and it is to beunderstood that any kind of seed may be treated by this process, isfirst soaked in the solution of salt-peter and is removed therefrom andsubmerged in the soft pitch tar.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 19, 1915.

Application filed April 22, 1914. Serial No. 838,720.

the seed has thus been treated and coatedwith the lime it is removedfrom the last receptacle and is in condition for lanting. By treatingthe ain in this way t e grain is fertilized before it is planted in theground, thus greatly facilitating the growing of the grain andconsequently better crops may be produced after the grain has beentreated by this process than was possible before.

What is claimed is 1. A process of fertilizing grain comprising, firstsoaking the grain in a solution of salt-peter and removing it therefromthen submer g it in viscous itch tar removing it t erefrom and final ysubmerging 1t in lime.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a grain impregnated with asolution of saltpeter, a coating of pitch tar on said grain and acoating of lime on said tar.

In testimony whereof, I afi'ix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

ROBERT C. BUOKLEY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. Umucn, R. V. ULRICH.

